Stacey Leasca

Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel journalists. Her photos, videos, and words have appeared in print or online for Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, Time, Los Angeles Times, Glamour, Men's Health, GlobalPost, LA Confidential, and many more. Stacey also served as an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Southern California teaching feature writing and visual journalism. She is now pursuing her Ph.D., specializing in building resiliency to disinformation in early-career journalists.

Experience

• 17+ years of journalism experience
• 5+ years covering travel
• LA Press Club award-winning feature writer
• LA Press Club finalist in the travel, sports, and, soft feature categories
• NATJA Awards, Honorable Mention Culinary Travel

About Food & Wine

Food & Wine, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is an award-winning online resource for anyone passionate about the culinary world. With rigorously tested recipes and the most trusted restaurant, drinks, culinary travel and home coverage, we inspire and empower people everywhere to discover, create, and devour the best in food and wine. Learn more about us and our editorial process.

Latest from Stacey Leasca

Sake being poured into a cup from a green bottle.
Sake Was Just Added to UNESCO's 'Cultural Heritage of Humanity' List
Sparkling and golden foil-wrapped burritos on a maroon background.
No, You're Not Imagining Things — Chipotle's Burritos Are in Fact More Expensive
A McDonald's Dulce de Leche Frappé on a yellow and maroon background.
McDonald's Is Releasing a New Frappé — and You Get to Decide What to Call It
Magnolia Bakery's Banana Pudding Wafer Cookie Bits
United Airlines Is Serving Treats From an Iconic NYC Bakery at 30,000 Feet
Macaulay Culkin with Uber Eats Carolers on a doorstep.
Uber Eats' Holiday Hub Will Deliver Your Christmas Tree, Hanukkah Bush, and Other Decor Right to Your Door
Three Sam's Club Holidogs on a blue background.
Sam's Club Is Offering Free Holiday-Themed Hot Dogs — Including One Topped With Pumpkin Pie
The Wendy's key tag for Frosty drinks.
Wendy's Is Bringing Back Its Famous $3 Frosty Key Tags — Here's How to Get One
Gingerbread Pepsi on a table next to a small gingerbread house.
Pepsi Just Released a Brand-New Holiday Flavor
Frosted Cinnamon Roll Pop-Tarts.
Pop-Tarts Is Officially Bringing Back This Seriously Beloved Flavor
The lobster from the Red Lobster logo holding onto a margarita.
Red Lobster Has a Surprisingly Good $5 Happy Hour Deal
Panera's holiday soup cups with bread bowls in the background.
Panera Has 3 Festive Holiday Soup Cups You Need to See
Miller High Life Dive Bar-Fume
Miller High Life's New Perfume Smells Just Like a Dive Bar — in a Good Way
A Squid Game guard holding a Domino's Emergency Pizza.
Domino's Is Partnering With Netflix for More Emergency Pizzas Just in Time for 'Squid Game'
An empty egg carton on a yellow background.
More Than 111 Million Birds Have Been Affected by Bird Flu — and It's Making Eggs Hard to Find
An egg with Salmonella bacteria and the Kirkland signature logo on the surface, over a maroon background.
Costco Is Recalling 10,800 Units of Its Kirkland Signature Pasture-Raised Eggs Over Salmonella Concerns
Two cucumbers and Salmonella concept on a green and yellow background.
Check Your Fridge: Cucumbers Recalled in 26 States Over Salmonella Concerns, With 68 People Falling Ill
The Popeye's Festive Family Box on a table and in front of an orange wall.
Popeyes Is Launching a New Festive Family Box and a Few Fantastic Mid-Week Deals
A crown around a bunch of collard greens.
The 'Sexiest Collard Farmer' Competition Will Make You Blush and Inspire You to Eat Your Greens
A Costco Wholesale membership card over a twenty dollar bill.
This Hidden Deal Will Let You Get a Costco Gold Membership for $20 Right Now
Several pieces of pumpkin cake with walnuts on orange table.
How to Extend the Life of Baked Goods, According to Experts
A microscopic view of Avian flu on a half gallon jug of milk.
Bird Flu Was Detected in Raw Milk Sold in California — Here's What You Need to Know
Two white turkeys with a knife and fork on an orange background.
Where to Find Food and Beverage Discounts This Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Binary code on a glass of water.
EPA Finds the Drinking Water for 193 Million People in the U.S. Is Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
Garlic shrimp (Gambas al Ajillo), Caracoles (Escargot stew), Pimientos de Padro³n (Green fried peppers), Huevos Rotos (Potato with jamon and fried egg) and tomato bread
Get a Taste of Spain — No Ticket Required — at These Restaurants